Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, steer calves steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves and feeder bulls weak, bull calves 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder steers 3.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $361.25/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −41.63 against this barn's trailing median of $402.88.

Average price

$361.25

60 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.79

vs GA average

−7.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	371.49	2,121	8thin
Medium and Large 2	542	363.00	1,968	31
Medium and Large 3	523	354.75	1,855	21

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $440.71, low $339.73, median $402.88 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale60 hd

361.25

—

GA average14 barns · 620 hd

345.46

+15.79

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−7.09

This barn, trailing median29 sales

402.88

−41.63

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,682	191.62	3,223	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	173.29	2,821	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,376	168.56	2,319	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,146	167.18	1,916	19

Every lot, as filed

51 lots · USDA AMS · Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	2,085	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	4,358	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	185.71/cwt	181.00–189.00	3,176	4
Bulls	—	—	1,425	194.76/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,775	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	180.74/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,165	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	162.08/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,866	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	170.25/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	354.03/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	371.49/cwt	368.00–375.00	2,121	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	367.99/cwt	362.00–372.00	2,031	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	344.18/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,285	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,129	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	340.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,091	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	362.67/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	481.69/cwt	475.00–483.00	1,835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	417.77/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,922	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	406.33/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,101	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	437.52/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	372.51/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	481.65/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	363.00/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,924	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	378.32/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	375.66/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,156	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	482.13/cwt	475.00–483.00	2,136	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	370.20/cwt	368.00–375.00	2,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	390.48/cwt	387.00–395.00	2,288	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	173.29/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,821	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	163.53/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,278	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	172.33/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	354.75/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,855	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	370.71/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,772	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	402.37/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	445.95/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,980	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	392.66/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,893	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	1,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	386.58/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,084	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	405.06/cwt	402.00–410.00	1,965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	447.47/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	464.31/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	357.42/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	383.79/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	354	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	1,657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	355.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	363.01/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,022	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	453.33/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	419.13/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,815	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	394.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,815	10

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Tue Sep 9, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 358Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 82Year ago 106

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,085	209.00	209.00
4	—	1,710	181.00–189.00	185.71
2	—	1,425	192.00–200.00	194.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	178.00–184.00	180.74
11	—	1,151	159.00–166.00	162.08
5	—	1,104	167.00–174.00	170.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	169.00–177.00	173.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	162.00–167.00	163.53
4	—	1,363	170.00–177.00	172.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	482.00	482.00
3	400–450	428	430.00–440.00	434.98
8	550–600	571	368.00–375.00	371.49
5	600–650	631	350.00–355.00	354.03
6	650–700	664	340.00–345.00	344.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	450.00–460.00	453.33
13	400–450	433	415.00–425.00	419.13
10	450–500	460	390.00–395.00	394.47
17	500–550	530	360.00–365.00	363.00
14	550–600	557	360.00–368.00	363.01
5	650–700	691	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	445.00–450.00	447.47
6	400–450	435	400.00–410.00	402.37
13	450–500	478	370.00–373.00	370.71
21	500–550	523	350.00–355.00	354.75
3	600–650	627	330.00–340.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	444	440.00–452.00	445.95
15	450–500	482	390.00–402.00	392.66
10	550–600	552	362.00–372.00	367.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	480.00–485.00	481.65
2	400–450	444	435.00–440.00	437.52
3	450–500	467	375.00–385.00	378.32
2	500–550	508	370.00–375.00	372.51
9	600–650	614	340.00–345.00	340.54
6	650–700	697	310.00	310.00
6	700–750	747	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	354	468.00	468.00
4	400–450	418	380.00–385.00	383.79
2	500–550	533	350.00–360.00	355.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	475.00–483.00	481.69
9	450–500	460	415.00–420.00	417.77
16	500–550	517	400.00–412.00	406.33
22	550–600	574	372.00–380.00	375.66
3	600–650	607	360.00–368.00	362.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	443	475.00–483.00	482.13
10	550–600	586	387.00–395.00	390.48
5	600–650	613	368.00–375.00	370.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	443	460.00–465.00	464.31
8	450–500	485	402.00–410.00	405.06
18	500–550	539	385.00–395.00	386.58
2	600–650	626	355.00–360.00	357.42

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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